Pat Cummins Invites Press To Address Usman Khawaja's Explosive Ball-Tampering Claims
\n\nPat Cummins is set to respond to Usman Khawaja's bombshell claim that the entire Australian team knew about the 2018 ball-tampering scandal in South Africa. After Cameron Bancroft was caught using sandpaper during the third Test in Cape Town, Steve Smith and David Warner admitted the leadership group was involved in the scandal, resulting in 12-month suspensions for Smith and Warner and a 9-month ban for Bancroft.
\n\nEight years down the line, Khawaja alleged that the knowledge about the ball-tampering extended beyond the trio. He also made shocking claims that the ball-tampering scandal was not a one-off affair and that the Australians had applied similar tactics in previous matches, including the 2017-18 Ashes at home.
\n\n'It was all of us. Not the batters, not the bowlers, not the staff. All of us,' Khawaja told The Sydney Morning Herald ahead of the release of his book Sabr.
\n\nFollowing the incident, the Australian bowling quartet of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc and Nathan Lyon had released a statement and denied knowing anything about the ball tampering plan.
\n\nHowever, after Khawaja's fresh revelation, the case again grabbed the limelight. David Warner…
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